The High Bridge Through Catawissa Valley in Mainville, Columbia County
A century ago, travelers looked out from their coach windows and found themselves high above the Catawissa Creek in Mainville, on one of the most remarkable bridges in Columbia County.
September 10, 2026
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Terry Diener
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Additional Credits:
Credits: Commercial & Financial Chronicle, Dec. 10, 1898; Historical and Biographical Annals of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania (1915); Walter Gosciminski, Catawissa RR History; Smithsonian Institution, Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company Records; Pennsylvania State Archives, Penn Central Railroad Collection; Photo Credit: 1860’s Stereoscopic rendition of the High Bridge at Maineville, Catawissa R.R. John Moran / New York Public Library (Public Domain)
